“I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)“ (also known as “I Keep Forgettin’“) is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael McDonald, from his debut album If That’s What It Takes. It was written by McDonald and Ed Sanford. Its similarity to the earlier song “I Keep Forgettin’”, by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, recorded by […]
Blam! is the third album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo The Brothers Johnson. Released in 1978, the album topped the Billboard R&B albums chart and reached number seven on the pop albums chart. Tracks 1 Ain’t We Funkin’ Now (Alex Weir, Louis Johnson, Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Valerie Johnson) 5:372 So Won’t You Stay […]
“What A Fool Believes” is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. It was covered in 1980 by Aretha Franklin and reached #46 in the UK Charts. Musicians Bass Louis Johnson Drums Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar Steve Lukather Guitar David Williams Keyboards David Foster Vocals Aretha Franklin Produced By Arif Mardin Songwriters Kenny Loggins […]
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on August 10, 1979 by Epic Records following Jackson’s critically well-received film performance in the The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to work with Jackson on his […]
Night was a rock band formed in 1978 in Los Angeles whose personnel were veteran British-based session musicians. Night’s vocalists Stevie Vann (aka Stevie Lange) and Chris Thompson had met when Vann had provided backing vocals for the 1978 album Watch by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band then fronted by Thompson. Soon afterwards Thompson invited Vann […]
Light Up the Night is the fourth album by the Los Angeles, California-based duo The Brothers Johnson, released in 1980. The album topped the U.S. R&B albums chart and reached number five on the pop albums chart. The single, “Stomp!”, became a dance hit, reaching number one on both the R&B singles and disco charts […]
Louis Johnson (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015) was an American bass guitarist. Johnson was best known for his group the Brothers Johnson and his session playing on several hit albums of the 1970s and 1980s, including the best selling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s Thriller. His signature sound came from the Music […]
Give My Regards to Broad Street is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film of the same name and the fifth solo studio album by Paul McCartney. Unlike the film, the album was commercially successful, in Britain, where it achieved number 1 on the UK chart. The lead single, “No More Lonely Nights”, was BAFTA […]
Lookin’ For Trouble was the debut album from Joyce Kennedy with A&M. Along with that single, she released the singles Stronger Than Before and The Last Time I Made Love, which was a duet with Jeffrey Osborne. The Last Time I Made Love was her most successful single, reaching number 2 on the R&B charts […]
Victory is the seventeenth studio album by The Jacksons. It was released on July 2, 1984 by Epic Records. The album was the first and only album to include all six Jackson brothers together as an official group; also, it was the last album entirely recorded with lead singer Michael Jackson. The album sold over […]